Bestfile
- Free allowance
- Unlimited free storage advertised; files up to 2.00 GB without an account, 5.00 GB for registered users; available 25 days, unlimited for registered users.
- Verdict
- caveatusable, with a named limit or an unprobed read path
- Cost
- free tier
- Identity
- anonymousno card, no phone
- Binding limit
- per-object-cap2 GB unregistered, 5 GB registered
- Evidence
- documented3 sources; a first-party page was read and the sentence quoted
- Freshness
- stale on 2026-12-04checked 2026-11-03 (live); stale on 2026-12-04
| Free tier | Unlimited free storage advertised; files up to 2.00 GB without an account, 5.00 GB for registered users; available 25 days, unlimited for registered users. unit unlimited; metered on unstated; The FAQ says files stay while accessed at least once every 50 days; the upload form shows 25 days for unregistered files. |
|---|---|
| Price | none: no paid tier |
| Limits | |
| Binding | per-object-cap 2 GB per unregistered file is the first limit a large pull meets. |
| Identity | anonymous The upload form lists separate limits for unregistered and registered users, so upload works without registering. |
| Egress | Downloads at full speed with no speed limit; no byte cap is printed. free allowance: unstated |
| Per-object cap | Max File Size: 2.00 GB | 5.00 GB For Registered Users. (2147483648 bytes) |
| Retention | Files available for: 25 days | Unlimited For Registered Users. (25 days) |
| Interface | unknown Web upload with up to 5 files at once; the FAQ states BestFile does not support FTP. No API page read. |
| Tooling | Browser only as read. |
| Composes with | Free with no paid tier to buy more, so the caps are the ceiling. |
| Reliability | The service states it asks for no subscription, so there is no paid tier that raises the caps. |
| Evidence note | documented Homepage FAQ and upload form read on 2026-11-03. The FAQ states 5GB per file while the form states 2.00 GB unregistered and 5.00 GB registered. |
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Evidence 3
| date | source | what it proved |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | bestfile.io/ | the per-file caps are 2 GB unregistered and 5 GB registered |
| 2026-11-03 | bestfile.io/ | unregistered retention is 25 days |
| 2026-11-03 | bestfile.io/ | no paid tier is offered |
Unknown values 1
- interface: the access interface was not established